An attempt by Sajid Javid, the Local Government Secretary, to buy off Tory MPs threatening a mutiny on town hall funding in a Commons vote may not be enough to avoid a rebellion.

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Conservative MPs from rural areas claim councils cannot cope with social care costs and say they are prepared to vote against the Government's local government finance settlement.

But after MPs held a series of meetings with Mr Javid and Chancellor Philip Hammond, the Government has pledged an extra £150m for social care and a further £16m for remote rural areas.

Rebel MPs, led by Daniet Kawczynski, claim the extra £166m is not enough to meet the spiralling costs of social care, however, and are still prepared to vote against the Government

In a statement to the MPs on the eve of the crucial vote, Mr Javid said: "I recognise the need to prioritise spending on social care services that councils provide to our elderly and vulnerable citizens.

"This is why we announced an additional £2bn at Spring Budget 2017 for adult social care over the three years from 2017-18.

"And, having listening to representations since the provisional settlement, I am today announcing a further £150m in 2018-19 for an Adult Social Care Support Grant."

Image:Sajid Javid has tried to placate rural MPs with £166m more in cash

On help for rural areas, Mr Javid said: "I am committed to ensuring the needs of rural areas are met and recognise the particular costs of providing services in sparse rural areas.

"So in 2018-19, in response to representations made since the provisional settlement, I will increase the Rural Services Delivery Grant by £31m - £16m more than proposed in the provisional settlement.

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"This will take the total to £81m, a little over the 2016-17 level and the highest it has ever been."

But Mr Kawczynski told Sky News that while the extra cash was welcome it was not enough and that he and half a dozen Conservative MPs are still prepared to vote against the Government.

"Social care cuts are spiralling out of control, councils are unable to cope," he said.

"I have six or seven other Tories who are prepared to go as far as me."

Mr Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, said the costs of social care are higher in rural areas because of the number of people retiring to the countryside.

"Shropshire Council is facing a black hole of £10m to pay for the rising costs of adult social care," he said.

"I cannot support the proposed settlement until government finds more money to help my council meet these costs."

But Paul Carter, chairman of the County Councils Network and leader of Kent County Council, said: "We welcome the Government listening to our case and providing local government with much-needed extra resource to go towards meeting the rising costs in social care, particularly in counties who have unique pressures as they are home to the largest and fastest growing elderly populations."